Sorry to make another Martin thread but I have to admit he frustrated me a little this season
I might be expecting too much out of him but based on last years games and then his huge performances in our pre-season games I really thought he would've had a better season so far.
I can't put my finger on it but watching replays from this year compared to last year + 2012 pre-season he just doesn't look as dominant and his kicking consistency hasn't been flash.
What are your thoughts on this? Is he on par with your expectations this season? Reckon he'll come back with a bang and impregnate the entire opposition just by staring at them?
lol
When Dustin Martin comes back not only will he fend off Firito by a few metres in our forward pocket but will fend him off all the way to North's forward line. Once the ball is tapped from Maric/Derickx's hand you won't see anything, just a ball kicked into the forward 50 by Dustin Martin. Once Harvey gets the ball Martin will put his head down and come charging his way to him and rip the ball out of his hands.
You won't just see Martin in the midfield and in the forward line but you'll also see him down back in a one on one with Drew Petrie, guess who's going to win that battle? Petrie will be too scared to even look at the ball.
Forget about the Grand Final, the game against North will be the game of the year.
My predictions for Martin will be 40+ disposals, 5 goals, 8 tackles, 10%ers (7 chase downs, 3 spoils), 4 goal assists, 10 clearances, 10 hitouts, 9 marks. He'll also get 10 frees because when he's at the bottom of the pack and the umpires see him there with the ball they'll be too scared to call holding the ball so they give him the free for high contact.
I'm just going to describe a bit of play create by Dustin Martin. The ball is bounced in the middle of the ground after Dustin Martin kicks his 4th goal and it's only half way through the 2nd quarter. Martin is standing behind Maric with some lame North tagger, but right now their tagger is useless because Martin already has 23 disposals and is kicking at 80% efficiency. Now, Maric wins the tap against Majak Daw and the tap is not to Dusty's advantage but him being Dusty he goes full steam ahead and in the blink of an eye the ball drops into his hands somehow. Brent Harvey and the gang are now on his tail as he gets to the 50m line, but it's all to late, the devil himself couldn't stop this beast. Inside Dustin Martin's brain everything is going in slow motion as he sizes up his options to spot an open player, but nobody is leading and Riewoldt is telling him to kick for goal. So after a step he unleashes a booming kick.
The tiger army gets up like a mexican wave as the footy goes through the middle.
In all seriousness i'm sure he'll have a great game. Martin FEVER!!!!!